CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Miami quarterback Darian Mensah and wide receiver Malachi Toney earned ACC Player of the Week honors Monday following their performances in Miami’s 52-23 win over Pitt at Hard Rock Stadium.
Mensah was named ACC Quarterback of the Week, while Toney earned ACC Receiver of the Week recognition as Miami improved to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in conference play.
Mensah completed 31 of 37 passes for 387 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. The junior connected with Toney for three scores and found tight end Gavin Mueller for a 3-yard touchdown before halftime, helping Miami build a 31-7 lead. His 31 completions marked a season high, and he finished with an 83.8% completion rate.
Through seven games, Mensah has completed 166 of 204 passes for 2,151 yards and 22 touchdowns with one interception. He has completed at least 80% of his attempts in five games this season.
Toney caught a school-record 16 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns, surpassing his previous mark of 13 receptions set against Pitt last season. The sophomore recorded his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season and matched his season high with three touchdown catches.
Toney scored on receptions of 19, 53 and 11 yards and added 28 yards on two punt returns to finish with 222 all-purpose yards.
He now has 66 receptions for 952 yards and 11 touchdowns this season, averaging 136 receiving yards per game.
The Hurricanes finished with 506 yards of total offense against the Panthers, marking their fifth game with at least 500 yards this season.
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